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New Introduction-to-Sociology Book Is Concise, Affordable
 
"Compelling" ... "interesting, readable" ... "succinctly written ... student friendly"

"Madeleine Cousineau gives us a model textbook, written in a direct and lively way, and at the same time conveying a compelling sense of the illumination of our world that can be yielded by a sociological perspective." –Frances Fox Piven, distinguished professor of sociology and political science, CUNY Graduate Center, and past president of the American Sociological Association

"This new text is a refreshing introduction to sociology for undergraduate students. The integration of sociological theories with numerous contemporary examples makes it much more accessible than the traditional concentration of theories in the first chapter, which can be very intimidating. Far from overwhelming students, this text eases them into the discipline with little jargon, some humor, and up-to-date scholarship. Most importantly, this text is interesting, readable, and touches on the lived realities of our students." –Susan Farrell, professor of sociology, Kingsborough Community College, and past chair of the Teaching and Learning Section of the American Sociological Association

"Professor Cousineau’s succinctly written text is student friendly and extremely compelling without being watered-down or superficial. She has produced a genuinely 'whole new' introduction to the exciting world of sociology." –Jack Levin, Brudnick Professor of Sociology and Criminology, Northeastern University

Contents
 
Preface, 11

Photo/Illustration Credits, 13

Chapter 1— Introducing Sociology, 17 / Sociology and Other Ways of Thinking, 17 / Ways of Doing Sociology, 21 / The Whole Picture and the Individual, 23 / Social Order and Social Change, 24 / A Sociological Imagination, 27 / Defining Sociology, 30

Chapter 2—Culture and Socialization, 39 / How Humans Survive: Culture, 40 / Values, Norms, and Sanctions, 41 / Cultural Relativism and Ethnocentrism, 48 / Subcultures, 49 / Socialization, 49 / Starting Over, 56 / Culture and Creativity, 58

Chapter 3—Social Organization, 63 /
Human Interaction and Social Organization, 63 / Status and Role, 65 / Through the Looking Glass, 66 / Groups and Other Bunches, 68 / Formal Organizations and Bureaucracies, 72 / McDonaldization, 78 / The Importance of Social Organization, 82

Chapter 4—Social Institutions, 87 / Essential Patterns, 87 / Defining Social Institutions, 89 / Institutionalization, 97
/ Interactions between Social Institutions, 99 / Institutional Norms and Sanctions, 101 / Social Institutions, Order, and Change, 104

Chapter 5—Inequality: Social Class, 111 / Social Stratification, 111 / Dimensions of Stratification, 112 / Class, 114 / Life Chances and the Cycle of Poverty, 123 / The Prospects for Vertical Mobility 124 / Poverty and Globalization, 128

Chapter 6— Inequality: Race, Ethnicity and Sex, 135 /
Race and Ethnicity, 135 / Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Racism, 138 / Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration, 148 / Sex and Gender, 154 / Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Sex, 166

Chapter 7— Deviance and Social Control, 171 /
Labeling Theory, 172 / Anomie Theory, 180 / Conflict Theory: Deviance and Inequality, 184 / Social Control, 186 / The Prison Industrial Complex, 188 / Where Are We Going? 195

Chapter 8—Societies in Transition, 199 /
Social Change, Social Institutions, and Culture, 200 / Theories of Social Change, 205 / Social Movements, 207

Final Note, 223
References, 225
Glossary, 231
Index, 241

Madeleine Cousineau is a professor of sociology at Mount Ida College in Newton, Massachusetts, and an instructor in the Boston University Prison Education Program. She is author of Promised Land: Base Christian Communities and the Struggle for the Amazon, Opting for the Poor: Brazilian Catholicism in Transition, and is editor of Religion in a Changing World: Comparative Studies in Sociology. Her current research is on higher education in prison and she is an active member of the American Sociological Association

248 pp. / 5.3 x 8.25 format / 43 Photographs/Illustrations and 24 Tables, Figures and Boxes / 2009 Copyright / References, Glossary and Index / ISBN: 978-0-922993-68-0 (paper) $29.95


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